A dictionary, practical, theoretical and historical of commerce and commercial navigation . eetin length, with water sufficient at all times of thetide to float the largest steam ships; and theExport Dock is furnished with a machine formasting and dismasting the largest ships. Exclusive of the magnificent warehouses at-tached to the West India Docks, the East andWest India Dock Company possess the East Indiawarehouses in Billiter Street, Fenchurch Street,Jewry Street, and Crutched Friars; in which theywarehouse and show tea, indigo, silk, drugs,spices &c. These docks have railway communication
A dictionary, practical, theoretical and historical of commerce and commercial navigation . eetin length, with water sufficient at all times of thetide to float the largest steam ships; and theExport Dock is furnished with a machine formasting and dismasting the largest ships. Exclusive of the magnificent warehouses at-tached to the West India Docks, the East andWest India Dock Company possess the East Indiawarehouses in Billiter Street, Fenchurch Street,Jewry Street, and Crutched Friars; in which theywarehouse and show tea, indigo, silk, drugs,spices &c. These docks have railway communications withthe North London and the Blackwall lines. The capital of both establishments, or of theUnited Company, amounts to 2,065,668/., and themanagement is vested in a board of 38 consolidation of the establishment was ad-vantageous to the shareholders by reducing theexpense of management, and to the public bygiving a greater choice of accommodation to ves-sels frequenting the docks. The inconvenience of the distance at whichthese docks are situated from the Exchange has. DOCKS 499 been in a great degree obviated by the opening ofthe railways referred to, and by the exhibitionof samples in the Companys upper , however, the charge on account of cartage isa little heavier on goods warehoused at the docksof this Company than on those warehoused fartherup the river; but, on the other hand, ships enteringthe East India or West India Docks avoid a con-siderable extent of troublesome, if not dangerousnavigation, that must be undertaken by thosebound for the London and St. Katharine Docks. Kules and Regulations to be observed,and Rates to be paid, by Shipping inthe East and West India Docks. The docks and works of this Company are theEast India Import and Export Docks and Basin,called the Eastern Docks; the West India Importand Export Docks, and the Blackwall and Lime-house Basins, called the Western Docks; and that(formerly the City Canal) called the South
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